Business Development Manager (Full or Part time)

Job Description

Ricardo Energy & Environment is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, water, waste, air quality, environmental, chemical risk and crisis management and business continuity expertise with strong IT and economics capability.

At Ricardo we have developed our capability in the ‘crisis’ market building on our heritage as The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), founded over 46 years ago. NCEC is the market leading provider of chemical emergency response services globally, dealing with over 8,000 emergency calls a year on behalf of over ~550 companies, including ~50% of the largest chemical manufacturers in the world. We are recognised by our clients, the industry and our peers as being the premium provider of response services and were approached by clients to support them with telephony based solutions to meet their wider crisis incident needs several year ago. We’ve built our consultancy offering onto this recently winning some large and exciting Government, private sector and public sector bids which position us for substantial growth over the coming years. Ricardo also have an exciting partnership with ROKE, an organisation which has considerable capability in Cyber Security – addressing an important element of the markets’ needs.

Alongside our crisis consultancy services, we offer a telephone based incident notification service. Our crisis consultancy services include; training, exercising, business continuity planning, health checks, BIA’s etc. These ‘crisis’ services are central to our future growth and create the opportunity to engage in a number of new sectors. We have now established a strong presence and are now looking for a dedicated sales manager/business development manager to support the growth of this area.

The Role:

The Crisis Business Development Manager will be an addition to our current sales team in support of our business plan growth targets. You will be responsible for crafting sales plans, taking our proposition into the market and achieving sales orders for these services. The key purpose is to expand our customer base internationally for these crisis services as well as developing our product portfolio based on client needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career with progression potential for a high performer. Working for our Head of New Business, and closely with our Practice Director and Crisis team, you will benefit from developing under the guidance, skills and experience of our team. You will have autonomy to determine your own focus and areas of activity with our support.

Our team has delivered strong growth in the last three years and we are looking for the right individual to take a lead in making their contribution by developing new customers for our crisis product area. Being in a relatively new area of the business, the role offers good levels of autonomy, freedom and “ownership” of the plan for growth. You will be supported by our proactive and effective marketing team and have access to dedicated calling resource, but you will also be expected to undertake high levels of your own outbound activity – calls, event attendance, meetings, etc.

Although experience in the crisis sector is desirable, Ricardo will work with any successful candidate to develop the necessary knowledge and terminology. As such, a candidate with experience in sales and bringing products to market as part of an end to end sales plan will be considered.

Key accountabilities:

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of establishing high levels of sales leads and managing opportunities through the entire sales cycle through to securing a profitable order (demonstrable with key performance metrics at interview). You will have the ability to understand and explain our services to technical and risk focused personnel and C-level decision makers, and develop compelling solutions tailored to their needs. You will also need to quickly understand and be able to ‘sell’ our incident notification service alongside our consultancy offerings.

Developing new customers

Design and implement a sales plan that expands the NCEC crisis customer base and ensures a strong market presence.

Hit sales targets by successfully presenting the crisis propositions to the market, steering the work of the marketing team, generating leads, and managing prospects through the sales cycle.

Set the foundations for strong, long-lasting customer relationships by careful understanding their needs and aligning our services through a consultative approach.

Positive engagement with customers, partners and colleagues in pursuit of successful sales outcomes.

Ability to balance the knowledge of client future requirements with appreciation of market trends, business strategy and the need for contracts to generate profit and establish successful long-term relationships.

High levels of drive and commitment no matter what the challenge.

Be a self-starter, problem solver with the ability to make ideas reality.

Have the confidence and self-assurance in your ability to be fully prepared for any sales opportunity and/or challenge.

Be an excellent communicator and presenter to build rapport and strategic client relationships as well as excellent engagement with colleagues to optimize effective team dynamics and support.

There is considerable potential to earn your On Target Earnings in this risk driven sector, with a commission based uncapped bonus scheme.

This is a fast-paced and challenging environment offering you the opportunity to make your mark. You will have support from the wider business for your career to develop into a wide range of future opportunities within Ricardo Energy & Environment.

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package, a personal development plan, and the opportunity to make a difference in a challenging and rewarding field. Ricardo Energy & Environment is an equal opportunities employer.